Straw-spreader.



C. C. COOPER,

sTRAw SPRBADBR. 4 APPLICATION FILED` JULY 6, 1912. 1,054,828, bPatentedMar. 4, 1913.

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Witnesss I 0f Inventor I by j Attomeys C. G. GODPER.

STRAW SPREADER.

v APPLICATION FILED JULY s, 1912.

1,054,828. Patented Marfil, 1913.

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CECIL C. CooPER, or' MGPHERsoN, KANSAS.

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To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CECIL C. COOPER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at..

McPherson, in the county of McPherson and State of Kansas, have inventedanew and` useful Straw-Spreader, of which the fol-v lowing is aspecification.Y

This invention relates to improvements in straw spreaders.

The primary object of the invention is to` provide a straw spreaderwhich will deliver at the bottom, and insure an even distribution of thestraw, and in which the distributing members, are driven by theaxle. of

the vehicle upon which the straw rack is supported.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appearfas thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan view,Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4C is asection through one of the shafts showing one of the spring teeth inside elevation, and Fig. 5 is a detailed view yof one of said springteeth, a shaft being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a front elevationof one of the slotted'plates employed for hold- `ing a straw supportingrod.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 10 and 20 designateparallel side beams arranged in pairs and constituting the frame of themachine. Extending transversely of these beams and bearing upon the`tributing mechanism Lis provided which,

while capable of turning within a small area, distributes over. acomparatively large area.

n Speeicaton of Lettersrlatent. i. Application filed July 6, 1912.Serial No'. 768,079.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.`

Supported `thesides .12 are'iparallel transversely"extending shafts 16each of wvliich has spring fingers 17 extending therefrom, the innerterminals of the lingers being ycoiled about the shafts. The fingersarearranged in staggered relation, as yshown particularly 1n Fig. 2. Rods19 are arranged parallel withfthe beams 10;and20 f f andfconnect thecross beams 11, these rods serving to maintain the beams 11 in properrelation to each other. The rods do not ex- "`tend through any of"thebeams 11 but, in-

stead, project., at their ends, through plates ['19, the slots 19 inthese plates constituting means for receiving the rods. Nutsare mountedon the ends of the rods and bear against the plates 19 so as thus tobind said plates tightly against the beams 11.` These plates can be heldby frictional contact in engagement with the beams11 or, if` desired,

can be secured to said beams in any suitabley the discharge of strawfrom the machiney n may be regulated.l

The beams 10 and 2()` are provided with bearings 21 which support aplurality of gears 22. All of these gears22 mesh with idler gears 22 andtwo of the gears22 are engaged by a drive gear 24 ywhich is looselymounted on the shaft 25 of the vehicle.

This gear may be locked to its shaft by means of a clutch 26 and anydesired means may be employed for actuating the clutch. In the drawingsa bell crank lever` 28 is shown in engagement. with the clutchandk i 17to travel between the rods 19. As the straw rests upon the rods, thespring fingers will engage it and pull it downwardly therebetween so asthus to distribute the straw in the manner desired.

As the shafts 16 extend over an area much greater' than the distancebetween the beams l0, it will be seen that the area covered by thedistributer is greatly in excess of that which can be covered by anordinary wagon. Furthermore it will be seen that the device can beconstructed cheaply and that the various parts thereof can be easilyassembled.

`What is claimed is l. A straw spreader comprising a rack having sidesand ends, a frame supporting` the rack, rods extending longitudinallywithin the rack and adjustable upwardly and downwardly independently ofeach other,`

transverse shafts, means :tor rotating` the shafts simultaneously, andngers movable with the shafts and between the rods, said rodsconstituting the bottom of the rack.

2. A. straw spreader comprising a wheel supported frame, a rack mountedthereon and including side and end beams, parallel rods arrangedlongitudinally within the rack and Separately adjustable upwardly anddownwardly, transverse shafts carried by the rack, means operated by thesupporting wheels for-rotating the shafts simultaneously, and springlingers extending from the shafts and movable between the rods, saidrods constituting the bottom of the rack.`

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CEGIL C. COOPER. litnesses CHAS. A. PURDY, J. R. LANSING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents', Washington, ZD. C."

